In an 11-nation assault on online piracy, the FBI in the U.S. and agencies in other countries last week seized hundreds of computers and shut down eight major servers for illegally distributing copyrighted content, the AP reported last week. Meanwhile, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed nearly 800 copyright infringement lawsuits against consumers whom it accuses of illegally swap music, the E-Commerce Times reports.

Both moves come after the U.S. Supreme Court's Monday ruling that file-trading networks can be held liable for computer users' illegal copying of music, movies and software.

The government raids, dubbed "Operation Site Down," involved authorities in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Portugal and the U.K. Four members of "warez" groups were arrested in the U.S and charged with violating federal copyright protection laws.

In a statement, the RIAA said its 785 lawsuits were part of a continuing effort to "educate fans about the right and wrong way to enjoy digital music." The suits were filed in various jurisdictions, and all of them are against "John Doe," or unnamed, defendants who are said to be users of several file-swapping networks, including Kazaa, LimeWire and Grokster.